Cornstalk cutter and loader.



. E. DGREIVHRE.

CORNSTALK CUTTER AND 'LG/.QER

APPUCATIGN FILED NOL 2. #9!6.

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CORNSTALK CUTTER AND LOADER.

APPLlCATION FlLED NOV. 2,1916.

Patented om. 8, 1918.

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CORNSTALK CUTTER AND LOADER. APPLICATION mw Nov.2,19'xa.

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JACOB E.DORE1VIIRE, OF LEESBURG, INDIANA.

CORNSTALK CUTTER AND LOADER.

Lesegese.

Be it'known that I, lacon E. Douminm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leesburg, in the county ot' Kosciusko, State of indiana, have invented a new and useful Cornstalk Cutter and Loader; and I do herebyr declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make. and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved corn stalk harvestinq7 cutter and loading machine, and an object. of the invention is to provide a machine of this kind which when driven over the field will harvest or cut the stalks close to the ground, so that by means of a conveyer the stalks will be carried upwardly and rearwardly into a casing, where, by means ot' cutters they are cut or chopped, and then deposited on a transverse conveyer, which willdeliver them into a wagon, that may be. driven adjacent the machine.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a casing4 provided with astalk inlet mouth through which the stalks pass, to and between the cutters, whichv revolve in opposite directions and toward each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a detlector projecting from the upper part of the inlet mouth of the casing to direct the stalks into the mouth.

ln practical fields, the details of construeu tion may necessitate alterations .falling within the scope of what is claimed- T he invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed.

Figure, 1 isa plan view of the improved machine constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. Q is a view in side elevation of the iachine. i

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewA ,on line 3 3 of' Fig. l, showing the parts in elevation. Y

Referring more especially to the drawings, l designates a suitable platform which is provided with a rear stationary bolster 2 and a forward pivoted bolster 3, in bear ings of which the rear and forward axles 4 and 5 are mounted. Said axles are provided with the usual forward and rear whe-els (3 and 7, and one of the rear Specification' of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 2, 1916. Serial No. 129.132.

wheels is provided with a sprocket wheel 8 rotating therewith. A suitable cable 9 is wound around a drum 10, upon the lower end of the shaft 11,'which has a hand wheel 12. The opposite ends of the cable 9 arev se'- cured at 13 to the end portions ot' the bol,- ster 3, so thathby turning thedrum l() in one direction or the other -by means ot' the hand wheel l2, the front bolster will be turned upon its pivot` so that the machine may turn to the right or the. left. The front bolster is pivoted upon the king-pin lil. Mounted upon the platform are upright strips l and lo. to which the sides 17' of the conveyer frame are secured. These sides, beyond where they aresecured at 1S, diverge 'upwardly and outwardly, and have their lower portions conforming to the inclination of the elevating conveyor 19, while their upper edges 2O are' substantially horizontal, while their forward edges :Z1 are inclined more. abruptly than the inclination of the conveyor l). rl`he lower forward portion of the sides extend considerably beyond the lower `forward end of the eonveyer 19, and secured to the inner faces of said lower forvard extensions 22 of the sides, as shown at Q3. are the ends ot' the toothed mower bar Q4, through a channel 25 of which a sickle or cutting bar '2G opcrates. Secured to one side of the conveyer faine is a bracket QT in bearings 28 and 29 of which Ashort shafts 3() and 3l are mounted. The shaft 3() has a beveled gear 32 on one end meshing viyith the beveled gear on one end of the shaft 3l. the outer end oi which has a sprocket 34. 0n the other end of the shaft a disk is mounted. to which an extension 3G of the sickle or cutter bar is pivotally connected by means of a pin 37, which is ecccntrically mounted on the disk. Ey imparting motion to the shatt 3l, power is transmitted to the shaft 30, which imparts a reciprocating motion to the sickle or cutting bar. A hearing bracket 3S is mounted upon they forward end ot the platform near one side, and has a shaft 39 mounted in a bearing thereof. This shaft is provided with two sprockets 46 and il. sprocket chain 42 passes about the sprockets 3l and il. As the stalks are cut close to the ground by the sickleI or cutter. bar. they fall upon the, conveyer 19. to he conveved upwardly and rearwardly. By means of the upwardly and outwardly livel-ging sides of the conveyer frame, the stalks are guided toward and upon the conveyer 19 and are prevented from falling to one side. lThe conveyer 19 travels about the forward and rear rollers 43 and 44. @n one end of the rear roller a gear 45 is mounted, which in turn meshes with a gear 46 on a stub shaft 47, and rotatable with the gear 46 is a sprocket 48, about which Mounted upon the platform l is a suitable motor 50, on one end of the power shaft. 5l of which a pair of sprockets@ and 53 are mounted to rotate with said shaft. The sprocket chain 49 engages the sprocket 52, and traveling about the sprocket 53 is a sprocket chain riChe other end of the motor shaft 5l is provided with three sprockets 55, the sprocket 56 is a sprocket chain 58, which engages the sprocket 40, and since the chain 58 receives power from the motor shaft, power is therefore transmitted .to the sprocket el, which Awill operate the sickle or cutter 'barn Traveling about the sprocket 57 is a sprocket Chain 59, which travels about ,the sprocket 8 of one of the rear Wheels 7, so that .by means of the motor, the machine is ,soliLl` propelled.. Mounted in'bearings G0 of the rear part of the platform is a shaft Gl, ,0n one end of which a sprocket 62 is rotatable therewith. shaft' 6l is a: beveled gear A. conveyer frame '64e extends transversely of the rear upper `part of said platform, and in the ends of said frame roller-S65 und 66 are mounted. Traveling about the rollers 65 and 66 is a transverse conveyer 6'?. (ln one ofthe pintles of the roller 6G a beveled gear 68 is fixed meshing with the beveled gear 33, and travelim,ry about the sprockets 55 and 62 is a sprocket chain 69, so that by virtue ofthe motor, the sprocket chain (59 andthe shaft 61, and its gear Connections, motion is imparted to the conveyer 67. Secured by means of bolts 70 to the platform is a casing; 'i'l which is provided with :i compartment T2 at .its upper portieri. This easing is elongated transversely, and mounted in bearings of the end walls of said compartment 72 are shafts T3 and 74, on which cutters 75 and Y6 are keyed. Projecting'fronione end wall of the casing 7l. is a stub shaft 7"? having a sprocket .78 keyed thereto, so to be engaged by the sprocket chain 54. Carried by and rotatable with'the sprocket 7S is a gear 79, which in turn meshes with the gear 80, with which 'the gear 81 meshes.

a sprocket chain 49 travels.'

56 and 57.` Traveling about On the other end of the naine to this sneciication in the It is to be'seen that the gears and 8l are carried by the shafts 73 and 74., hence, by virtue of the motor and the gearing with the shafts 73 and 74, the cutters 75 and 76 are rotated in opposite directions and toward each other, so that when the stalks enter the compartment 72 will pass between he cutters, and be 1chopped or cut into small parts, which vvil the transverse conveyer '65, which will irnsmit the ensilage laterally and upwardly to fall into a suitable wagon, which will transfer the saine to u suitable silo, not shown. If necessary, a suitable receptacle may be suspended from the outer end of the conveyer frame 6l, to receive the ensilage, and when the receptacle is filled, itl .may be dumped into the lsilo, not shown. The compartment 72 has a stalk entrance mouth 88, there beinoa defieetor 84 extending from the casing l and over the mouth, to guide the stalks-into said compartment. The interior of the compartment adjacent the mouth is provided with enlargements 85 and 86, the enlargement 85 prevents the stalks from lmssing above the upper cutter, while the enlargement 86 prevents the stalks from passing under the lower cutter. o rlillie invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new 'and useful, is :e-

In 'a machine as set forth, a wheel supported platform, a frame on said platform,

overlying youd the forward end of said platform, side members on the opposite side edges of the inclined bottom, said side inembers extending forwardly, and diverging upwardly and and out- 'and having half the length of its bottom from each other 'wardly and' having their upper edges substantially horizontal and their forward edges inclined downwardly and forwardly, the forward portions of the side members immediately adjacent the lower end of the inclined bottom of 'the 4frame having forwardly.protruding extensions loffset laterall-y from the lower converged parts of the side members of said frame and into which extensions the forward inclined edges of the side members merge. l

ln testimony whereof l have signed my of two subscribing Witnesses.

- JACOB E. DOREMIRE.

Witnesses HENRY PAUL Brunn, LLoYD E. HARLEY.

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